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Association of the hSERT and SLC6A4 Polymorphic Markers of the Serotonin Transporter Gene with Schizophrenia in Two Ethnic Groups |
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| Authors: | Zainullina A G Juriev E B Bikbulatova S R Khusnutdinova E K |
| Institution: | (1) Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, 450054, Russia |
| Abstract: | Insertion/deletion and VNTR polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter gene were tested for association with schizophrenia in patients of different ethnicity. A difference in genetic predisposition was observed for continuous and shift-like schizophrenia forms, the former tending to be associated with genotype 12/12 in Tatars and L/L in Russians. |
| Keywords: | serotonin transporter gene genetic markers genetic predisposition polymerase chain reaction schizophrenia human population |
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